The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-10-21
the Law or WAREHOUSES.

s4soI. Il shall be the duty OF every per.
son keeping, controlling, managing, OF
operating, as owner or agent or supsrin-
tendent ofany company or corporation,
any warehouse, commission hoase, for.
wardlng house, mill, wharton other place
where grain, flourpork. .beef. WOO, or other
produce or commodity Is storcd,to deliver
TO the owner OF such grain, ,Aeur.pork beef,
wool, produce,or eommodity,a warehouse
receipt therefore, which shall bear the dats
Of its issuance, and shalt state from whom
received, the number of sacks. II sacked,
the namber Of bushels or pounds, the con.
dition or quality of the same. and the term
and condition upon which Il Is stored.
42os. No person shalI issns any re
ceips or other voucher as provided for Ia
section 4soi FOR any grain, ,aour, r,wool, pork
beef,or other produce or commodity mol
actually ia store Al the time Of issuing such
receiptor issue any reeeIp, Ia any respect
fraudulent in its character, either "a 20 Ia
date OF the quantity. quality. or grade oi
such property. or duplicate or lssue a sec
ond receipt for the same while any iormel
receipt Is outstanding for the same prop.
erty or any thereof, without writing across
the face thereof the word duplicate
s 1903. No person operating any ware.
house, commission house, forwarding
house. mill. wharf. or other place where
grain, -four, pork, beef, wooi.or other pro.
duee or commodity is stored shall mix any
grain, -four, pork, beef. wool. or other pro.
duce or commodity OF different grade. 10.
gsther, (or different, qualities Of the same
grade, ,)or deliver one grade for anoihsr,or
in any way tamper with the same while In
his possession or custody, with view Of
securing any profit 20 himself or any other
persons, and in no case mix different
grades together while In store.
s4so4. No person operating any ware.
house, commission house, forwarding
house mill, wharton other place of storage.
shall selI,encamber. ship transfer or In any
manner remove. or permit TO be shipped.
transferred oF removed beyond his cutody
and controi,any grain, flour, ,beei,pork, wool
or other produce or commodity, for which
receipt has been given BY him as sfore-
said,whether received for storing shipping.
grinding, or manufacturing, or other pur-
poses, without the written assent OF the
holder OF tho receipt.
& 42os. All checks or receipts given by
any persons operating any warehouse, com
mission house, forwarding house, niIl,
wharf, or other place of storage for any
grain, -four, pork, beef, wooi.or other pro-
duce or commodity staed or deposited,
and all bills of Iading and transportation
receipts of every kind, are hereby declared
negotiable, and may be transferred by In.
dorsement OF the party TO whose order
such check or receipt was givenor issued,
and such Endorsement shall be deemed d
valid transfer Of the commodity represent.
ed by such receipt,and tnaw be made either
in blank, or to the order dNanother.
$4,000. On the presentation of the re
ceipt given by any person operating any
warehouse, commission house, forwarding
house, mill, wharf, or other place of stor
age for any grain, -four, beef, pork, wool
or other produce, or commodity, and OF
payment Of all the charges due thereon
the owner shall be entitled to the imme
diate possession OF the commodity nance
in such receipt, and it shall be the duty o
such warehouseman,w wharfenger,millman
or other builder (bailee) to deliver sucl
commodity te the owner of such receipt
/ S42o7. Any person who shall violat'
any Of the provisions of this act shall bt
liable to an Indictment, and upon convic
ton shall be fined in any sum not exceed
ing FIVE thousand dollars,or imprisonment
in the penitentiary of this state not eS
ceeding five years, or both and in cas-
of corporation, the person acting for sal
corporation shall be liable for like pur
ishment upon indictment and conviction
Aud all and every person or persons az
! grieved by a violation Of this act may hay
and maintain an action at law against tn
i person or persons, corporations corpora
tions, violating any Of the provisions G
this act, to recover all damages, ,immcdiat
or consequential, which he or they ma,
have sustained by reason of such violation
before any court Of competent jurisdiction
whether such person shall have been cor
yicted under this act or not.